The 1941–42 Montreal Canadiens season was the 33rd season in franchise history. The team finished 6th in the league and lost in the Quarter-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 1.
Regular Season [ ]
Frank Patrick suffered a heart attack and had to sell his interest in the Montreal Canadiens , and the Habs almost had to move to Cleveland. But Tommy Gorman kept the team alive. They added Emile "Butch" Bouchard to start his great career on defence and another very good player, Buddy O'Connor , at centre. Montreal had goaltending problems as Bert Gardiner slumped, and rookie Paul Bibeault replaced him. He showed flashes of brilliance, but his inexperience showed. Joe Benoit starred with 20 goals, the first Canadien to do that since 1938-39, when Toe Blake did it.
Final Standings [ ]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log [ ]
Regular Season Results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
L
November 1, 1941
2–3
Detroit Red Wings (1941–42 )
0–1–0
2
T
November 8, 1941
2–2 OT
Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42 )
0–1–1
3
L
November 13, 1941
2–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42 )
0–2–1
4
L
November 15, 1941
2–4 OT
Brooklyn Americans (1941–42 )
0–3–1
5
L
November 16, 1941
2–3
@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42 )
0–4–1
6
L
November 22, 1941
2–7
New York Rangers (1941–42 )
0–5–1
7
W
November 23, 1941
6–4
@ New York Rangers (1941–42 )
1–5–1
8
L
November 29, 1941
1–3
Boston Bruins (1941–42 )
1–6–1
9
L
November 30, 1941
2–3
@ Boston Bruins (1941–42 )
1–7–1
10
L
December 4, 1941
2–9
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42 )
1–8–1
11
L
December 6, 1941
1–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42 )
1–9–1
12
L
December 7, 1941
2–3
@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42 )
1–10–1
13
W
December 11, 1941
2–1 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42 )
2–10–1
14
W
December 13, 1941
3–2 OT
Brooklyn Americans (1941–42 )
3–10–1
15
W
December 14, 1941
4–2
@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42 )
4–10–1
16
L
December 16, 1941
0–4
@ Boston Bruins (1941–42 )
4–11–1
17
L
December 20, 1941
2–4 OT
Boston Bruins (1941–42 )
4–12–1
18
L
December 21, 1941
3–4 OT
@ New York Rangers (1941–42 )
4–13–1
19
L
December 27, 1941
2–4
New York Rangers (1941–42 )
4–14–1
20
W
December 30, 1941
5–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42 )
5–14–1
21
W
January 3, 1942
4–1
Detroit Red Wings (1941–42 )
6–14–1
22
L
January 4, 1942
0–10
@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42 )
6–15–1
23
L
January 8, 1942
1–5
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42 )
6–16–1
24
L
January 10, 1942
0–2
Brooklyn Americans (1941–42 )
6–17–1
25
W
January 11, 1942
2–0
@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42 )
7–17–1
26
L
January 15, 1942
2–3 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42 )
7–18–1
27
W
January 17, 1942
6–2
New York Rangers (1941–42 )
8–18–1
28
L
January 18, 1942
4–5 OT
@ New York Rangers (1941–42 )
8–19–1
29
T
January 24, 1942
2–2 OT
Boston Bruins (1941–42 )
8–19–2
30
L
January 25, 1942
3–7
@ Boston Bruins (1941–42 )
8–20–2
31
L
January 29, 1942
3–7
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42 )
8–21–2
32
W
February 1, 1942
3–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42 )
9–21–2
33
L
February 5, 1942
3–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42 )
9–22–2
34
W
February 7, 1942
3–1
Detroit Red Wings (1941–42 )
10–22–2
35
L
February 10, 1942
1–8
@ Boston Bruins (1941–42 )
10–23–2
36
L
February 12, 1942
4–6
Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42 )
10–24–2
37
W
February 14, 1942
5–3
New York Rangers (1941–42 )
11–24–2
38
L
February 15, 1942
0–5
@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42 )
11–25–2
39
W
February 17, 1942
2–1 OT
@ New York Rangers (1941–42 )
12–25–2
40
W
February 21, 1942
5–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42 )
13–25–2
41
L
February 26, 1942
4–5
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42 )
13–26–2
42
W
February 28, 1942
8–3
Brooklyn Americans (1941–42 )
14–26–2
43
T
March 1, 1942
1–1 OT
@ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42 )
14–26–3
44
W
March 5, 1942
5–2
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42 )
15–26–3
45
W
March 7, 1942
4–3 OT
Boston Bruins (1941–42 )
16–26–3
46
W
March 14, 1942
4–3
Detroit Red Wings (1941–42 )
17–26–3
47
L
March 15, 1942
1–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42 )
17–27–3
48
W
March 19, 1942
7–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42 )
18–27–3
[1]
Playoffs [ ]
Detroit Red Wings 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 [ ]
Player Stats [ ]
Regular Season [ ]
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Blake, Toe Toe Blake
LW
48
17
28
45
19
Benoit, Joe Joe Benoit
RW
46
20
16
36
27
Reardon, Terry Terry Reardon
C/RW
33
17
17
34
14
Sands, Charlie Charlie Sands
C/RW
38
11
16
27
6
Getliffe, Ray Ray Getliffe
C/LW
45
11
15
26
35
O'Connor, Buddy Buddy O'Connor
C
36
9
16
25
4
Quilty, John John Quilty
C
48
12
12
24
44
Morin, Pete Pete Morin
LW
31
10
12
22
7
Heffernan, Gerry Gerry Heffernan
RW
40
5
15
20
15
Reardon, Ken Ken Reardon
D
41
3
12
15
93
Portland, Jack Jack Portland
D
46
2
9
11
53
Chamberlain, Murph Murph Chamberlain
LW
26
6
3
9
30
Demers, Tony Tony Demers
RW
7
3
4
7
4
Dame, Bunny Bunny Dame
LW
34
2
5
7
4
Graboski, Tony Tony Graboski
LW/D
23
2
5
7
8
Goupille, Red Red Goupille
D
47
1
5
6
51
Bouchard, Butch Butch Bouchard
D
44
0
6
6
38
Haggarty, Jim Jim Haggarty
LW
5
1
1
2
0
Heron, Red Red Heron
C
12
1
1
2
12
Lorrain, Rod Rod Lorrain
RW
4
1
0
1
0
Lach, Elmer Elmer Lach
C
1
0
1
1
0
O'Neil, Jim Jim O'Neil
C/RW
4
0
1
1
4
Smith, Stu Stu Smith
LW
1
0
1
1
0
Tudin, Connie Connie Tudin
C
4
0
1
1
4
Lamoureux, Leo Leo Lamoureux
C/D
1
0
0
0
0
Gardiner, Bert Bert Gardiner
G
10
0
0
0
0
Bibeault, Paul Paul Bibeault
G
38
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
Bibeault, Paul Paul Bibeault
2380
38
17
19
2
131
3.30
1
Gardiner, Bert Bert Gardiner
620
10
1
8
1
42
4.06
0
Team:
3000
48
18
27
3
173
3.46
1
Playoffs [ ]
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Reardon, Terry Terry Reardon
C/RW
3
2
2
4
2
Haggarty, Jim Jim Haggarty
LW
3
2
1
3
0
Heffernan, Gerry Gerry Heffernan
RW
2
2
1
3
0
Blake, Toe Toe Blake
LW
3
0
3
3
2
Bouchard, Butch Butch Bouchard
D
3
1
1
2
0
Benoit, Joe Joe Benoit
RW
3
1
0
1
5
O'Connor, Buddy Buddy O'Connor
C
3
0
1
1
0
Quilty, John John Quilty
C
3
0
1
1
0
Sands, Charlie Charlie Sands
C/RW
3
0
1
1
2
Morin, Pete Pete Morin
LW
1
0
0
0
0
Getliffe, Ray Ray Getliffe
C/LW
3
0
0
0
0
Goupille, Red Red Goupille
D
3
0
0
0
2
Heron, Red Red Heron
C
3
0
0
0
0
Portland, Jack Jack Portland
D
3
0
0
0
0
Reardon, Ken Ken Reardon
D
3
0
0
0
4
Bibeault, Paul Paul Bibeault
G
3
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Bibeault, Paul Paul Bibeault
180
3
1
2
8
2.67
1
Team:
180
3
1
2
8
2.67
1
[2]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts
Awards and Records [ ]
The Canadiens did not win any awards this season.
Gallery [ ]
Flash Hollett doesn't score on his attempt on Bert Gardiner in this November 30, 1941 game won 3-2 by the Bruins. Habs #8 Tony Graboski defends.
Action between Brooklyn and the Montreal Canadiens during the 1941-42 season.
See Also [ ]
References [ ]